Just remembered he actually is Scottish! In my mind, I had him mixed up with Catriona Balfe (who's Irish playing English) and was going to be like, "mate, no one cares what we think!"

From what she's said in interviews and online, it's probably a reaction to when the book was first published, some of the marketers wanted to ghettoise it to romance (which definitely

I read an interview with the author about how her books are put in so many categories - fantasy, historical fiction, romance. Apparently when it was put in the romance section, the sales decreased greatly, despite being THE SAME BOOK.

And no selfie risks that way! Win/win

I want to pop to the grocery store in those boots! And rock that hair!

I kind of wish "superhero/vampire slayer/action heroine" could be worn every day because so many women look amazing in it (the super-portal creating Ms Bingbing is a great example)

Indeed. Which means that the current actors have a short shelf life, age-defying make up will be used for everything after the second season or major changes. ...

What I'm quite curious is how they'll handle the logistics of casting for a second season. With all the time travelling/people at different ages, I'd like to know how they'll portray characters as older (I can't really see them cutting out Rober/Brianna storylines.)

Gabaldon has said she pulled it off a map and pronounces it the same way, so I'm guessing it's pronounced Leery, like the place (Dun Laoghaire in Ireland, if you're curious!)

Diana Gabaldon has admitted she pulled it off a map, and I frequently want to point out the annoyingness of using an Irish place name for a Scottish woman.

I believe it was annulled by her parents because she lied about her age to get married without permission - if true, they get a pass on that one.

And law and medicine are ones where you kind of *have* to have the degree. I'd also argue there's a lot of cultural/experience benefits too, but for me, the finances of it was definitely a consideration.

Not totally true. For law and medicine, starting it as an undergrad in Europe can save you a bundle in the long run - my undergraduate degree (which allows me to take the NY bar without attending a US law school) cost less than my sister's time at Northwestern.

I'd kind of agree and kind of not with that (I have a degree from the most prominent Irish university.) As a result, it stands out, I get a lot of questions about it and once someone googles and describes it as "Ireland's Harvard", I do think it gives me a bump. I've never had a problem with it, but if I went to a…

Indeed - would not be able to separate it from Aviva Stadium in Dublin...

Well, if the clothing is a publicity thing, perhaps matching Xmen suits next month?...

As many people on here have noted, alimony tends to skew against older women who have served as homemakers - there's been some economic research that older women who stayed at home tend to end up financially worse off after divorce.

I'm more concerned about how they would *not* make that book in a horrible, cynical rape-apology way.

I can judge the hell out of Princeton Mom, though - because she is legit awful.

I think most people are saying that marrying THEIR college boyfriends would have been a horrible idea. I know if I had, I'd be a miserable wreck now. Glad it works for some people, but having "marry your college boyfriend" as a universal maxim wouldn't be a great idea.